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I just watched Outrage, about closeted members of the Government that continually vote against gay rights, protections against hate crimes, adoption rights, gay marriage, and more. Larry Craig and Jim Crist are two of the focal points, but there are many members involved. Very frightening how the world works sometimes.

I really want to see:

The Bridge
The Cove
The September Issue

I love:
The Aristocrats
Supersize me
Bowling for Columbine
Grey Gardens
Stranger with a Camera
Outrage
Jesus Camp (two girls from my high school were IN this movie....wtf!!??!)
Fahrenheit 9/11

Wow. Jesus Camp is so disgusting, I can't believe some people have the capacity to think in those ways.
You should check out Religulous, it has serious validation and lots of humor. And the one about all the insane crap Wal-Mart does. I don't remember the name of it, High Cost for Low Prices or something... but you would like it, very interesting and disturbing.

Wow. Jesus Camp is so disgusting, I can't believe some people have the capacity to think in those ways.
You should check out Religulous, it has serious validation and lots of humor. And the one about all the insane crap Wal-Mart does. I don't remember the name of it, High Cost for Low Prices or something... but you would like it, very interesting and disturbing.

really, "disgusting"? aren't people allowed to think what they want? what's the alternative? and bill maher is a pompous idiot.

Wow. Jesus Camp is so disgusting, I can't believe some people have the capacity to think in those ways.
You should check out Religulous, it has serious validation and lots of humor. And the one about all the insane crap Wal-Mart does. I don't remember the name of it, High Cost for Low Prices or something... but you would like it, very interesting and disturbing.

really, "disgusting"? aren't people allowed to think what they want? what's the alternative? and bill maher is a pompous idiot.

The way the people in this documentary think is beyond disgusting, you obviuosly have not seen it. Brain washing children to think they are sinners should not be allowed, and there are many alternatives to that.

It's a documentary on the artist Isaiah Zagar. I liked it for obvious reasons because he's an artist but I also liked how it displayed their family dynamics and relationships. It seemed pretty genuine and real and because the son filmed it was very personal too. The story was handled with care but at the same time it seemed very raw, upfront, like there was very little to hide.

Also also, do you know Louis Theroux? He does some amazing documentaries for the BBC.

This is a clip from one of his more recent ones (maybe last year) when he filmed in San Quentin prison:

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends was one of my favorite shows a few years back. The one where he hung out with extremists, and the one where he became a porn star were my favorite, and his one on the Phelps family nutjobs was awesome.

Here is a list of my favorites, all of which I have watched multiple times. Hope you guys check some of them out.

Crumb - About comic legend R. Crumb. Directed by Terry Zwigoff and produced by David Lynch. Crumb and his two brothers are some of the most bizarre and fascinating people I have seen on screen.

Joy Division - A documentary about the band. Some great stuff here.

You're Gonna Miss Me - Deals with Roky Erickson, considered to be one of the founders of psychedelic rock. Went insane. Recovered thanks to intervention from his brother. Is now making music again. Has a new album coming out in April with backing music by Okkervil River.

If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story - Wonderful portrait of the troubled, constantly drunk, yet amazingly talented leader of The Pogues.

Rest In Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman - A very interesting doc on the painter and performance artist, Joe Coleman. His paintings deal with outsider subjects, including serial killers, cult figures, musicians, artists, and writers.

It/ll Be Better Tomorrow - Another fav of mine, this one deals with Hubert Selby, Jr. Some great interview material with Selby and an excellent selection of guests talk about the man and his work.

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus - Follows musician Jim White through the South as he explains the sinner/saint aspect of the region. Features great music and an appearance by one of my favorite writers, Harry Crews, which is worth the price of the DVD alone.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston - A good doc on the savant-ish musician Daniel Johnston. Excellent footage and interviews in this one, and it features some great art. It's uplifting and sad at the same time, and always entertaining.

Porn Star - The Legend of Ron Jeremy: The name says it all. Surprisingly little nudity (maybe 2 seconds?) and a fascinating look into the life of a highly educated, highly athletic (although very rotund and hairy) man who just happens to use his gigantic schlong to make a living.

Facing Ali: Some of the surviving boxers who faced Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali discuss what it was like during the build up to their fights, what it was like being in the ring with him, and how their lives changed forever afterwards

Fitzcarraldo is also almost a documentary, although it's not, and yet...it is...hmm.

Wow. Jesus Camp is so disgusting, I can't believe some people have the capacity to think in those ways.

Totally grew up that way. That movie didn't even make me blink. I still think that movie is ridiculously one-sided and exploitive. Oh no, they prayed the demons out of the overhead projector hahaha lollll. My church also had a food pantry and an emergency heat fund, so fuck off, movie. Two sides to the fundamentalist coin.

My favorites are "Capturing the Friedmans", which Jack mentioned, "Battle for Whiteclay," which is about the selling of alcohol on the NE/SD border of the Pine Ridge Indian reservation, and "Forgiving Dr. Mengele", which is about a Holocaust survivor that made her peace with Mengele's experimentation in Auschwitz.

It's about these Jesus freaks that make a Haunted House every year for Halloween. The point of the Haunted House is to scare you from Sin. It's just ridiculous. I don't want to say too much because I'll ruin it. But I liked this one even better than Jesus Camp.

Also - one of my favorite documentaries (and I'm pretty sure it's almost considered a classic) is Cocaine Cowboys.

This one is awesome. It's about drug smuggling in the 70's (I believe that was the time... or 80's). It's mostly told from the point of view of the actual smugglers. It's very good.

OK, wow. I KNOOWWWWWW it's one sided because...well, it's a documentary, duh. BUT, I was just reading more about Jesus Camp and watching a few clips.

Gah!

Ted Haggard: We've decided the Bible is the word of God. We don't have to have a General Assembly about what we believe. It's written in the Bible. Alright, so we don't have to debate what we think about homosexual activity. It's written in the Bible.
[pointing and looking into the camera]

Ted Haggard: I think I know what you did last night.
[audience laughs]

OK, wow. I KNOOWWWWWW it's one sided because...well, it's a documentary, duh. BUT, I was just reading more about Jesus Camp and watching a few clips.

Gah!

Ted Haggard: We've decided the Bible is the word of God. We don't have to have a General Assembly about what we believe. It's written in the Bible. Alright, so we don't have to debate what we think about homosexual activity. It's written in the Bible.
[pointing and looking into the camera]

Ted Haggard: I think I know what you did last night.
[audience laughs]

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